GOP Indiana governor vetoes transgender girls sports ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor on Monday vetoed a bill banning transgender females from participating in girls school sports. Opponents of the transgender sports bill argued it was a bigoted…
Ted Cruz laments angry supreme court hearings a day after angry airport fracas
Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA In Washington on Monday, the Texas senator Ted Cruz complained that supreme court confirmation hearings have become increasingly angry and confrontational. Related: US supreme court justice…
Pro-Kremlin Tabloid Briefly Reports Massive Russian Casualty Number, Citing Putin’s Defense Ministry
A pro-Kremlin tabloid claimed in an article that close to 10,000 Russian soldiers have died during the country’s invasion of Ukraine, citing Russia’s Ministry of Defense, before deleting the information…
The IRS already has all your income tax data – so why do Americans still have to file their taxes?
Doing taxes in the U.S. is notoriously complicated and costly. And it gets even worse when there are delays and backlogs, making it especially hard to reach the Internal Revenue…
‘I don’t think we can afford to move on’ from COVID, surgeon general says
Vivek Murthy Amanda Stronza/Getty Images for SXSW Future waves triggered by new COVID-19 variants are likely, but Americans’ “focus should be on preparation, not on panic,” U.S. Surgeon General Vivek…
Iditarod ends as last musher crosses the finish line in Nome
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The last musher has arrived in Nome, ending the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race across Alaska. Musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik, Alaska,…
People’s Convoy Gets Hilariously Trolled by Lone D.C. Bicyclist
ShutDownDC via Twitter The People’s Convoy got a taste of its own medicine on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C., when a single bicyclist moving at a snail’s pace brought the…
I’m a bartender. Here are 3 of the best and 3 of the worst cocktails to order.
Certain cocktails are consistent hits, while others are usually misses.Ken Felepchuk/Shutterstock Even though each bar is different, some cocktails are safe bets, while others often miss the mark. Negronis and…
SC deputies shoot and kill man, saying he fought officers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff is defending the fatal shooting of a Black man who advanced on officers with a wooden stake, saying deputies can’t be expected…
Clueless Bear Picks The Wrong Fight With The Wrong Pigs On The Wrong Day
A bear in Connecticut got more than it bargained for when it picked a fight with two pigs. Instead of a quick snack, the bear soon found itself in a…